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Following the Fumes: A Cross-Border Collaboration on Air Pollution in Asia

EJN Grantees

The two-part data investigation on Baguio air was part of this cross-border collaboration

As US pulls back, Southeast Asia is left in crisis

By Aika Rey | Thibi.co

An analysis of the impact of the US foreign funding freeze on Southeast Asia

Deeper and Deeper: India's Water Race to the Bottom

An investigation into India's groundwater crisis under the Environmental Data Communicators Academy. I wrote the story on the landing page and mentored the fellows.

Jailed under Duterte, Philippine politician sends dire warnings on democracy

By Julie McCarthy | NPR

A look into Filipino politician Leila de Lima's sixth year in jail. I did on-the-ground reporting for this story.
Baguio jeepney drivers are paying the cost of bad air

Baguio jeepney drivers are paying the cost of bad air

By Aika Rey | PCIJ

Part 2: Exposed to the city's worst air, Baguio's jeepney drivers are left to manage that risk on their own. But it's the least of their worries.

 Google Earth Engine Python
In Baguio, the air that draws crowds isn't as clean as it seems

In Baguio, the air that draws crowds isn't as clean as it seems

By Aika Rey | PCIJ

Part 1: A data investigation on air pollution levels in a mountain city in northern Philippines.

 Google Earth Engine Python JavaScript Scrollytelling D3.js Adobe Illustrator Blender QGIS
Dynasties and Contractors Capture Party-list Seats in the 20th Congress

Dynasties and Contractors Capture Party-list Seats in the 20th Congress

Data Visualizations by Aika Rey

A story showing how the party-list system in the 20th Congress in the Philippines has been captured by political dynasties and those linked to public works contractors.

 JavaScript Scrollytelling Adobe Illustrator ai2html Selenium
What barangay names reveal about the Filipino soul

What barangay names reveal about the Filipino soul

By Aika Rey

A project for the Lede Program which classified village names in the Philippines using OpenAI API, focusing on scrollytelling skills.

 Python API Mapbox Scrollama QGIS

China tightens its grip on the West Philippine Sea

By Aika Rey

Another project for the Lede Program focusing on satellite imagery from Sentinel-2 and mapping skills.

 Satellite Imagery ai2html QGIS Python D3.js

Devastating quake leaves Myanmar junta on shaky ground

By Aika Rey | Myanmar Now

Data story about Myanmar's February 2025 quake and its impact into the war-torn country

 Google Sheets Flourish Satellite Imagery

Manny Pacquiao: He ran for the poor, but they didn't choose him

By Aika Rey | Rappler

An analysis into boxer-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao's failed presidential bid.

 Google Sheets Flourish Datawrapper

Build, Build, Build: Mapping the Duterte administration's infrastructure legacy

By Aika Rey | Rappler

Published in 2022, a look back on the flagship infrastructure projects that the Duterte administration has completed.

 Google Sheets Google My Maps

Manila Bay rehab: The challenge of cleaning up the nation's waste

By Aika Rey | Rappler

A 2019 in-depth story on why ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's Manila Bay clean up would have failed. (Yes, nothing really happened.)

Read Part 1 and Part 2.

Google Sheets Tableau Datawrapper

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